REA Blog

Blog posts on policy and the renewables industry, from experts at the REA.

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The Insurance Act, what do you need to know?
UK insurance law has had its first makeover in over a century, making it up to date with the evolving business landscape. The Insurance Act 2015 came into force August 2016...

Some say electric vehicles (EVs) are pointless; driverless vehicles, public transport and hydrogen cars threaten to eclipse current EV models. Others are adamant EVs are essential for a decentralised, renewable energy network. Either way, forecasts say there’s going to be a lot of EVs...

This post is an excerpt of the contributation made by Dr. Kiara Zennaro, Clare Wenner and Syed Ahmed to the Green Gas Book published by Dr. Alan Whitehead MP and the Labour Party in July 2016. You can access the full book here...

The REA's James Court considers how the Britain's political upheaval will affect the clean energy sector
A friend of mine just returned from a month's backpacking with no internet or phone. I can't even begin to imagine his shock on touching down at the airport...

Head of Biogas Dr. Kiara Zennaro reviews the progress that biomethane has made in 2014/15.
This is an excerpt of an article in REView 2016, the annual publicaiton of the UK's renewable energy industry. Read the full report here...

Continued strong renewable energy growth threatened by policy changes
Extracted from the Executive Summary of the REView 2016 report, the annual statistaical publicaiton of the renewbale energy industry. Read the full report here...

Latest News

Eunomia Consulting releases report on investment in Advanced Conversion Technology (ACT) projects in the UK, such as gasification and pyrolysis,
ACT is seen as a less established renewable technology by the government, one that holds significant promise to cost-effectively manage black-...

European Commission releases the “Winter Package” of new proposed measures to keep the EU competitive as the clean energy transition continues,
Package relevant to UK as policies may be transferred over to UK law in ‘Great Repeal Bill’,
Proposals will suppo...